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ERαKO metabolic phenotype. Animals with a homozygous deletion of ERα develop insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance and obesity as early as 3–6 months of age and are more susceptible to the deleterious effects of HFD on metabolism and insulin action than age-matched WT mice (Heine et al., 2000; Ribas et al., 2010a).
